I'm talking ..and I'm not listening!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Taken from garden hide tripod head, Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 l IS) 400 1/1250 sec f8
This goldfinch was telling the house sparrow to get out of the way becasue he wanted to get to the feeder but the sparrow was having none of it.
All C&C welcome.

[PhilCook]

Awwwww...now you're really rubbing salt into my wounds....not just a great image of a Goldfinch of which I've yet to achieve, but one in full vocal action....an awful lot to like about this image, and nothing I would suggest to change. { I think I'll just go stand in the corner and sulk for a while now }

[Gerald Kelberg]

Very nice image Jon. Exposure is right on, sharp and crisp, super background and great action.

Those Goldfinch sure are are feisty little devils!

Gerald

[gail bisson]

Hi Jonathan,
BG- perfect
IQ- excellent
Light -lovely.
Perch- nice size and very nice with the lichens
Interaction- very cool. Love the finch. Is it an optical illusion that the sparrow seems a lot bigger than the finch?
My only wish would be that the sparrow had been looking at the finch but then the title wouldn't work!
Gail

[Joe Murphy]

Cracking shot Jon, light, colour, focus & BG all spot on.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Phil, Gerald & Gail, I took the image yesterday, I was lucky to get a number of different birds interacting.
The sparrow Gail is considerably larger than the goldfinch, in fact the goldfinch is a pretty small bird, the other finches such as bullfinch and greenfinch are considerably larger. The chaffinch is a similar size to the goldfinch, though I would say a tad larger..

[Karl Egressy]

Great interaction, excellent sharpness and poses, Jonathan.

[Loi Nguyen]

Just such a funny and beautiful shot. Don't really have any more to add from what has been said. well done!

Loi

[Diane Miller]

11 out of 10 for the title! (The image is great, too!)

[David Salem]

Great IQ on this one Jon. Like everything about this one, especially the Goldfinch, he looks awesome and could make a great frame on his own. The shot is very pleasing and crisp. Well done

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Beautiful image Jon, I love the perch, the details and colors. BG is superb as well.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent IQ, light, BG, perch & interaction. TFS

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent details, love the perch, great pose, very nice background, and nice action.

[Satish Ranadive]

Jonathan:
Excellent image with excellent IQ.Apt title.Great lights,colors,details,nice perch and BG.
Love the interaction,magical colors and way birds pops up against great BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[vishaljadhav]

Lovely image, the finch doesn't like to give any place to the sparrow ( you got some spare space in your garden , think i would like to place myself there )
IQ is superb, action is lovely " story is there" BG is superb, everything is right.

[adrian dancy]

The image might have been more dramatic with if the goldfinch had raised its wing, but as is, the image is faultless and impressive.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, incredible IQ here, and just love the overall light quality too. Both subjects tack sharp, good DOF on the overall image, and the interaction captured works well. Did I mention how great your BG is.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent timing, Jon. Superb light, IQ and interaction captured against a great bg on a great perch. Nothing I'd change here. But if you twisted my arm really hard, I'd say get rid of the hair (?) on the perch between the two birds.

[mohammad reza shahab]

excellent IQ,lights,BG and great perch.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much everyone much appreciated.

[Steve Wasson]

Brought a smile to my face. Great image!